Steve Jameson

Steve Jameson

Location: Preston | UK


Steve is Property Services Director of Red Rose Corporate Services (RRCS) and was responsible for leading the Property Services transfer to RRCS from Lancashire Care NHS Foundation Trust (LCFT) following the signing of the first Joint Venture in England in October 2010.

As RRCS Property Services Director, Steve manages a budget of £21m pa for LCFT which covers full operational, asset, statutory compliance and environmental management for one of the largest Mental Health & Community Services NHS Trusts in the country, which provides services from more than 700 locations.

Steve, who has an MBA in Facilities Management, helped develop the NHS’ first JVP in England between Ryhurst and LCFT and was seconded to LCFT as their interim Director of Estates & Facilities from April 2009 and in that time has led significant initiatives including:

  • Market Testing Hard & Soft FM services resulting in improvements to quality as well as generating savings of £1m+ pa
  • Year on year delivery of LCFT CIP programme resulting in £7m revenue savings sine 2011/12
  • Managing the Space Utilisation programme across the Trust which includes implementing new agile working practices and a new flexible working approach.  This project has already generated significant savings and increased utilisation at the Trust HQ offices and other key sites by 40%
  • Playing a leading role in the development of the Premises Assurance Model (PAM) as one of the regional representatives supporting the Department of Health
  • Lead representative for the Trust on Sustainability and has overseen the creation and implementation of the Trust’s Sustainable Development Plan
  • Common Ground – Grow your own initiative which included the development of derelict land to incorporate a range of Poly-tunnels, Chicken Coop, Beehives, Herb Gardens, Training area, BBQ area for the benefits of patient learning, development, recovery and activity as a partnership with the Secure Services Network

Prior to joining RRCS Steve was Partnerships Director for Ryhurst with full responsibility as the SPV Director for 13 PFIs and 2 LIFT projects and also played a key role as part of the Business Development team.

Steve was elected to the Board of Design in Mental Health Network (DiMHN) in 2015 and specifically supporting work-streams relating to service user experience and developing design guidance for Psychiatric Intensive Care Units (PICUs) along with NAPICU.

With more than 27 years’ experience as directly employed or working in association with NHS Trusts, Steve brings a wealth of experience, expertise and professionalism to RRCS.